Sunday, September 23, 2012

Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)asked a judge to award an
extra $535 million in its U.S. patent case with Samsung Electronics Co. in
addition to its requested permanent injunction against sales of Samsung’s
infringing products.

Apple is requesting an enhancement of $135 million
under the Patent Act and $400 million under the Lanham Act, for a combined
total of $535 million, compared with $268 million from the verdict under both
statutes, court papers show. The court may increase the damages up to three
times the amount assessed, court papers show.

Apple has approached this situation with a
substantial amount of preparedness and surety, demanding more money through a
legal basis. The two companies have been fighting with each other, on the legal
grounds and otherwise, over intellectual property, and over patent rights. Both
these brands have been the top-most sellers of smartphones, and neither wants
to let go of the most supreme position. However, with fast-changing
technologies, both these companies are usually embroiled in lawsuits against
one another.

Apple is taking on Samsung not just because of the
Jury’s decision, but also because of the sanction the Korean company got quite
a few times, on litigation-related misconduct. This is the reason why Apple is
making the best of the judgment given out by the court of Judge Koh. The
company is also disagreeing on some points of the jury where they may have gone
soft on Samsung. The company is not going to take any risks, and is therefore
demanding a permanent injunction on the basis of Samsung’s conduct, as claimed
by them.

If the permanent injunction does come about, then
the Korean smartphone makers will have to avoid infringement of any other
product in the future. This includes Galaxy S III. However, Apple’s additional
demands may have been taken into account for the time being, but the court has
not yet agreed to all the demands which the company has made. While Apple may
be winning its patent lawsuits against Samsung in U.S.A, the companies have
been involved in various lawsuits all over the world, and they still are. This
time though, Apple is milking it for all its worth.